Horn and East Africa

Central African Republic | Chad | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda

As armed violence continues to escalate, the illegal arms trade is having an impact on the everyday lives for people across Horn and East Africa. The presence and actions of oil companies from other countries with poor human rights records has destabilised the region, especially in Chad and Sudan.

The region suffers from systematic human rights abuses, including killing, torture, rape, looting and destruction of property. Human rights defenders continue to be at risk as governments across the region fail to protect human rights.

Read more about the countries in this region in our 2013 Annual Report